'I hope others won't be cheated like me': Viral Mandarin-speaking Indian zi char chef scammed of $27k by 'customer'

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Months after opening his zi char stall at a coffee shop in Ang Mo Kio, he ended up being cheated of over $27,000 by a 'customer'. The latest victim of an F&B scam is zi char chef Devid Retanasamy, who manages a coffee shop stall in Ang Mo Kio. Devid, who is of Indian ethnicity, had previously gone viral for...

Months after opening his zi char stall at a coffee shop in Ang Mo Kio, he ended up being cheated of over $27,000 by a 'customer'.

The 40-year-old is chef of Mr Blecky Seafood, located at Block 603 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5. The stall opened earlier this year., which Devid was a part of before relations with the owners purportedly soured.from a person who claimed to be an employee at a local primary school. Later on, however, the customer stated that there would be more attendees and increased the number of crates to 20. The bill for the entire dinner, in addition to the dishes ordered, came up to $14,795.

In the interim, the customer told Devid how they were very pleased with his good service and had decided to host another dinner on Aug 7 at the coffee shop. Devid was then instructed to purchase another 16 crates of wine for the event. Devid shared that at the time, he'd only considered the benefits that the business would bring to the stall and did not suspect that it could all be a scam.

 

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